Mukti Bahini
Head quarter: Mujib Nagar
Immediately after start of genocide on March 25, 1971 Bengalee members of armed forces, East Pakistan Rifles, Police and Ansars together with patriotic youth built up local resistance. On 4 th April highranking officials of Armed Forces involved in resistance in Eastern part met at Teliapara, Sylhet for planning coordinated actions. |
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Sector Commanders |
Sector - 1 Major Ziaur Rahman (till June) Captain Rafiqul Islam (July to December) Coverage Area: Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts up to Eastern side of Muhuri River Head Quarter : Harina |
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Sector -3 Major K M Shafiullah (till September) Major A N M Nuruzzaman (September to December) Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet and Comilla districts and Northern side of Dhaka district Head Quarter : Montala (Sylhet) |
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Sector – 4 Major C R Dutta Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet district Head Quarter : Khoai |
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| Sector -5 Major Mir Shawkat Ali Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet district, Ajmirigonj and Western part of Lakhai Head Quarter : Shillong |
Sector -6 Wing Commander Khademul Bashar (till December) Coverage Area:Rangpur and Thakurgaon of Dinajpur district Head Quarter : Patgram (Rangpur) |
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| Sector -7 Major Nazmul Huq (till August) Major Kazi Nuruzzaman (September to December) Coverage Area:Rajshahi, Pabna and Bogra Head Quarter : Tarangapur |
Sector -8 Major Abu Osman Chowdhury (till August) Major M A Manzoor ( September to December) Coverage Area:Jessore, Kustia, Faridpur and part of Khulna district Head Quarter : Kalayani |
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| Sector -9 Major M A Jalil Mia Coverage Area:Barisal, Patuakhali and part of Khulna Head Quarter : Hasnabad |
Sector -10
Naval Commando
C-in-C's Special force
Naval Commandos conducted major operations in river and seaports at Chittagong, Mangla, Narayangonj and Chandpur. Significant coordinated operations were made at Chittagong port in the night of August 15, 1971 mining and thus destroying 17 Pakistani ships. This Naval Commando was placed directly under Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Liberation Armed Force.
Sector -11 Major Abu Taher (till November) Sq. Leader Hamidullah (November to December) Coverage Area:Tangail and part of Mymensingh district Head Quarters : Mohendraganj |
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Regular Army |
Three brigades were formed in July, September and October and were named after respective commanders.
Z-force
Head Quarters : Teldhala
Commander : Lt. Col. Ziaur Rahman
K-force
Head Quarters : Agartala
Commander : Lt. Col. Khaled Mosharraf
S-force
Head Quarters : Hajamara
Commander : Lt. Col. K M Shafiullah
Other Liberation War Forces |
Bangladesh Liberation Force
Bangladesh Liberation Force was formed after special training of selected members of Students league and young members of Awami league. This force was popularly known as 'Mujib Bahini'.
Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni : Coordinator, Eastern Region
Sirajul Alam Khan : Coordinator, Northern Region
Abdur Razzak : Coordinator, Western Region
Student's Union, NAP and Communist Party
Tofayel Ahmed : Coordinator, Southern Region Student's Union, NAP and Communist Party, Some members of Students Union, NAP and Communist Party were separately trained and organized. They directed armed action in coordination with central command.
Chief of Command : Mohammed Forhad
Armed Forces in Occupied Territories |
During liberation war 'Quader Bahini' lead by Abdul Quader Siddiqui played significant role in Tangail area. In the final days of liberation war, this armed force entered Dhaka with the allied forces.
Chief of Command : Abdul Quader Siddiqui
Hemayet Bahini
These locally organized freedom fighters made harassing attacks on Pakistani outposts in Faridpur and part of Khulna.
Chief of Command : Hemayetuddin
Afsar Battalion
Major Afsaruddin Ahmed organized freedom fighters in Mymensingh to form Afsar Battalion. This battalion collected arms from Pakistan occupation army and developed liberated area in the region.
Chief of Command : Major Afsaruddin Ahmed
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